[mancerayder]

Forget million and billions. Hasn't anyone on this thread lived and worked abroad? Transferring 10s of thousands from the US to the EU or vice versa costs a ton in the banks skimming off the back of exchange rates that they choose and fees. There are ways to do it via trading accounts but it's a pain.

[louloulou]

It's actually pretty cheap and easy these days with a transferwise account. But I agree, it used to be a massive pain, and still is for smaller currencies or more closed-off banking systems like japan.